The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-07-07
Z NIGHr WITH TRAIN RoBBERs.
A Drummer's Experience with Texas Out
laws. .. .,r..
tFrom the Atlanta constltution.l


lFrom the Atlanta ConstItution)
"Has the morning paper anything
about the cepture of those Texas train
robbersP" said q guest at the Kimball
yesterday morning to his neighbor who |
was burying himself in the morning
paper.
"Guess not, " was the careless reply. |
81 don't see nothing about it,"
"Becauso, you see," said the inquirer, |
apologetically, 81 feel a little personal |
interest in those fellows. [ am on my
way back there now, and hope to re-
Cognize some of 'em when l get to the |
jails whore they have the suspected men
confined"
"Recognize them?" said the newspaper
reader, lowering his paper and looking
curiously at the speaker.
eyes," he said, touching tho top of
his head carelessly.
81 was on the train, and got pretty
rough introduction to them. don't
care to try the experience again, though,
1 confess, 1 would be rather glad to re-
new the acquaintance under other cir
cumstances if could recognize them
among the captured men,"
The paper went down on the table,
and the reader and all those seated at
the table were attention,
"You see," he continued, encouraged
by the interested attention of the vet
breakfastless group, cit was in the
night, and we had all retired in the
sleeping car. After we passed San An
tonic on the way TO Fort Worth l drop
ped Oft to sleep. The next thing 1 knew
was awakened by loud voices. found
the car dark and the train still. ] soor
discovered by the talk that the occupant.
OF the berths just adjoining me were be
ing robbed. tumbled at once to tn,
situation and began to hustle to hide m,
money and watch, was just in the nc
OF slipping them under the mattress
when I heard one Of the robbers say
rip it open,' which showed that the,
wero doing their work loisurely ant
thoroughly. So l concluded it was use
less to hide IL there. [ reached over b,
the window and found Il little crack JUS
at the side of the bed and [ showed IN,
watch and roll Of bills down there. Theii
slipped my pants under the pillow t,
give the robbers II chance to 90 through
thom. There were q couple Of silYo
dollars and some change in the pocket
just as did this, however, it occurred
to me that if they found so little as tina
they would think l had moro somewhere
else. So reached over and pulled ,
bill off my roll and stuck it in th
pocket, and settled myself rs though
was asleep. When they camo I didn'
wake at first aud whom l did l started
up as though just walked out Of sleep
and asked what was tho matter Thcl
one Of them hit mo whack over the hcn(
with n revolver and told me to wake u,
and get out your money i'll hurry.
made somo little show Of protest ant
gave up my lttlo pile in my breecho
pockets with good deal of grumbling
The leader, who by the way was rathe
fine looking follow, and evidently ncr
son of good education, said: "Where'
the rest of it? You're drummer, ain
you? You drummors always have plen
ty of money! / said: 'That's where yo,
are mistaken, captain. We sell TIN
goods, but don't collect the bills. ~
never have any money. Now, captain,
L continued iCr effect, cant you Civ
me back those two silver dollars and no
leave me without absolutely any money;
ooh, we are not making change tonight
he answered, as he passed on - the ncy
victim. AS he finished M the cur an
came back he stopped ut my berth agai
and said: 'How do you feel now, par
ner" [ answered that fclt pretty wei
We'll, good night, said he with q laugl
Il hope to meet you again When the
went out pulled out my watch and ro
and found that l was only out lively
dollars md few cents over. Most @
tho people on the train lost all thei
money, watches and diamonds"
"Would you know the men if yo
should see them again?"
"Undoubtedly. They wore no mask
and the lights they carried enabled m
to see them distinctly, especially til
leader, and fine looking fellow he WA
too.
The gentleman whose rather startin
experiences had furnished the theme fo
breakfast table gossip left shortly after
wards for Texas, where he goes for tn
purpose Of identifying, if possible, tn
men now under arrest.